Alternative Accounts: Plains Indian Ledger Art from the 19th Century
to Now focuses on works created by Plains Indians that reveals a tran
sitional form of artistry whose roots lie deeply seeded in ancient traditio
n. Mad with techniques once used to paint on buffalo skins\, these works on
ledger paper reveal the prevailing artistic traditions of these people. R
eflected in these works is the changing reality of Native American life\, f
rom memories of ceremonial grandeur to the effects of mass-relocation and r
eservation living. Alternative Accounts offers a rare look at the
counter-narrative of America\, told through the drawings of its original i
nhabitants in the face of colonization. This exhibition has been curated by
15 students enrolled in the Representing Native America course at
the University of California\, San Diego\, and is led by Ross Frank\, Asso
ciate Professor of the Ethnic Studies Department\, and Teri Sowell\, Visual
Arts Department.